Paper-bag holder.



H. M. GREENER.

PAPER BAG HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2a, 1908.

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PAPER BAG HOLDER. APPLIcATIoI; FILED mm, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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HERMAN M. GREENER, OF STREATOR, ILLINOIS.

PAPER-BAG HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN M. GREENER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Streator, in the county of Lasalle and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Paper-Bag Holders, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a paper bag holder.

The object of the invention is a holder which will carry a large numberof paper bags of a given size from which they may be drawn one by one,and which can be quickly unlocked to permit the placing of a new S11)-ply of bags in position, and a still further object of the invention isto provide a convenient supporting frame for the paper bag holders sothat a large number of said holders may be grouped convenientlytogether, each 0 holding a certain size bag.

I'Vith these objects in view the invention consists of the novelfeatures of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in theclaims and shown in the accompanying draw- :5 m s, in which,

IFigure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of my device, partly brokenaway. F 2 is a detail perspective view showing one paper bagholder inposition. Fig. is an end view :0 0f the device, a portion of thesupporting rods being broken away. view of one of the paper bag holders.Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing a modified form of mounting thedevice.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 26, 1908.

Fig. l is a side edge In constructing the invention I employ two endframes A which are formed by bend- 1 ing metal strips and then carryingthem upwardly at a point above the center of the frame as shown at B,securing them to and spacing them apart by means of an upright block C.This forms two open rectangular end frames each of which supports midwayits ends the upright C. Sides D are secured to the ends of the frame Aand form the side members of the supporting frame. The frame thus formedis supported by bars E which pass through the frames A and by dependingbars t which depend from the ceiling. The bars E carry perforated linksE which loosely engage the bars E and the bars E carry links a whichloosely engage the bars E", so that the bars E are slidably adjustablealong the depending bars The bars are locked in their adjusted positionrelative to each other by means of clamping Patented May 4, 1909.

Serial No. 435,140.

plates F held in place by the usual bolt and nut.

Upon the side members I) and also u on the outer end face of the uprightC, I p ace the paper bag holders G. These holders consist of a springmetal plate II. having an. end aortion I secured to one of the sidememers, said portion being arranged vertically, and from the upper endof this secured portion the body portion of the strip extends outwardlya suitable distance and is then bent downwardly as shown at H. The freeend portion is bent slightly inwardly and is provided with a key-holeslot J.

A keeper K which may be of spring wire or other suitable material isprovided with a pointed end adjacent which is formed a circumferentialgroove K. The paper bags to be supported are slipped upon the keeper Kand the portion II of the bag holder G is bent inwardly over the keeper,the keeper entering the upper end of the key-hole slot J and is thenpressed dmvnwardly into the lower portion of the slot, the side walls ofwhich engage the groove K and effectually provents disengagement of thekeeper until the metal strip II is drawn downwardly so as to bring theupper end of the slot into alinement with the end of the keeper, whenthe keeper can be readily disengaged from the end portion II and a newsupply of bags placed in position.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a slightly modified form in which the parts abovedescribed, that is the bag holders and the frame carrying them, aresupported by standards ll extending upwardly from a counter instead ofby bars depending from the ceiling. It will be obvious that anyconvenient number of holders G may be carried by such a frame and I alsoprefer to place numerals above the holders to indicate the size of thebags, so that the clerk can detach a one or two pound bag without havingto examine it in order to ascertain its size.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the kind described comprising metal end frames havingtheir end portions bent upwardly midway the ends of the frames, avertically arranged block extending from one frame to the other andhaving its end portions held between the upturned end portions of theframes, side members connecting the ends of said frames, and bag bars deending from a ceiling, links carried holding devices carried by saidside members by saidars respectively, the link carried by and by theupright block. i one bar working loosely upon the other, and

2. A device of the kind described coml clamping lates for locking thebars secured prising metal end frames, the end portions of I to the endiframes in their adjusted position, the strip forming said frames beingbent upas and for the purpose set forth.

wardly from the upper side of the frame and HERMAN M GREENER at a pointmidway its ends, an upright block eld between said upwardly bent por-Witnesses: tions, side members secured to the ends of A. B. MOON,

the frames, bars secured to said end frames, H. P. SHAUMAN.

